What color is #8AAAA5?

#8AAAA5 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AAAA5?

The RGB value is 138, 170, 165: 138 red, 170 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AAAA5?

The complementary color is #AA8A8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AAAA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AAAA5 color

#8AAAA5 rgb(138, 170, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8AAAA5 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 66.7% green and 64.7% blue (138, 170, 165).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#8AAAA5 color codes

HEX	`#8AAAA5`
RGB	`rgb(138, 170, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 66.7%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 3%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.18, -11.98, -1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.18, 12.03, 185.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.646, 36.868, 41.039)`
Decimal	`9087653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AAAA5, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8AAAA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AAAA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8AAAA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aaaa5; }
.text { color: #8aaaa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aaaa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 170 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aaaa5, #8a9faa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #8AAAA5?: #8AAAA5 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AAAA5?: The RGB value is 138, 170, 165: 138 red, 170 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AAAA5?: The complementary color is #AA8A8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AAAA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.